Spiritual Search Continues On Spirituality by Tolga Savas

Our spiritual quest to understand the universe we live in, has always been there, it has taken us into space it has taken us to see pictures of planet mars, we have made telescopes to see the further corners of magical and awesome vastness that we call our universe. And our advancements, be it mechanical or technological is not that important from the point of view of the universe we live in. Yet in a most sacred way we are the most important, by being aware of its existence, and because we are conscious of its existence and can contemplate it, with so little understanding. But still this little understanding is far greater than a star or even the Milky Way can do on its own.

The human reasoning that is within every logical being, always questions our origins and our purpose. When we look at the world we live in at the moment, we come to see that we place our purpose to a being that many call God. Our populations ninety five percent of it will agree on this and it makes sense for those who live their lives accordingly to their spiritual institutes' teachings. And when we further look at this from a point of view of the follower be it Buddhist, Islam, Hindu or Christian etc, then we see that all these institutes teach one thing very interesting, to live their journeys with feeling and teachings that is pure in its core, and this purity contains kindness gratitude compassion, all the good qualities that a considerate person should possess. On the same token these institutes produce some elements that really do not understand the teachings; rather they understand it blindly, thus straying from the real point of love and kindness for all.

When many of us humans have faith in a being such as God or Buddha or a supreme being and pray or meditate to it, this then takes away the search for us, gives us a belonging with certainty that we have found what our purpose is, and some people old or young are still searching even the devout follower of a sect, is still searching. Because the light we all search for is a growing one. It just gets brighter as we get closer to the truth within our hearts. And that truth many label different yet it is the same. If we were to look at a straight line from the same angle at the same time, then we would all see the same line being straight. Truth cannot be bent. Yet we all have different meaning for it. Which ever makes sense the most, is followed. Exuberance is a good stimulus towards action, but the inner light grows in silence and concentration. When we follow the nature and the nature of things, then the eternal question arises, why? And the answer brings no illumination unless the question has matured to a point where it gives rise to this answer. And then the answer becomes questions fruit.

If we are really intended to find out or concerned with the whole business of our existence then we must remember to learn for ourselves whether there is that being called God, the force beyond all our reason, beyond time and space, beyond what our eyes can see when we stare at the magical nights sky. And some of us really value and place much importance to this universal question of, belonging to it, and learning about it. And that gives depth to life itself and depth to experiencing the sacredness, wholeness, and oneness, completeness. And we are individual in our search, individual sparks, individual lights, and the guardians of our own unique sacredness in our feelings, in our hearts. It is only when we all come together in unity and kindness and compassion and embrace each other. We must not blame our misunderstandings on others.

Then we realize that our purpose is to live in unity, compassion for Love and Beauty and Trust.

About the Author

Tolga Savas

Psychic Clairvoyant offering spiritual guidance, psychic readings, psychic chat online, dream analysis, Kumalak, the Mirror of Destiny, See the Future that is Now

Revenge Sweet Revenge by Max Weiman

Even though the Bible is the biggest "bestseller" of all time, and continues to affect believers and non-believers more than any other book ever written, many people are wholly unfamiliar with the original language. This causes some confusion and misunderstanding especially if you get your religious philosophy from Time magazine. Some misunderstandings regarding the spiritual messages from the Torah can easily be cleared up without spending years studying the language. There are some key mistakes that are the cause of major glitches that should be corrected.

Here is one of the Top Ten Mistranslations- "Ayin tachas ayin" - An eye for an eye. (Ex.-21:24, Lev.-24:20, Deut.-19:21)

Ask your average layman if they are familiar with this phrase and what it means and you'll hear that - of course that is the famous Biblical verse advocating taking revenge on your enemies. Although other peoples all over the world have sanctioned revenge in various forms, even officially in the Code of Hammurabi and Babylonian Law, the Torah is quite clear that revenge is forbidden; it is a transgression stated in Leviticus 19:18 "Thou shalt not take revenge." People think the Torah advocates revenge when in reality it forbids it. This misunderstanding is so pervasive, being misquoted in books and magazines, even by spiritual and knowledgeable people like Mahatma Gandhi and Martin Luther King, Jr. that it is almost useless trying to convince people otherwise. But if you want to know the real Torah; the one that has guided spiritual people for 3300 years, you should know the truth. It is truly unfortunate that not only do people misunderstand the true message of the Torah, but they use this mistranslation to malign the Jewish people, who historically are shown to be extremely non-vengeful compared with other nations.

Two types of revenge

To be clear, there are two types of "revenge" that need to be separated. One is a private type of revenge where a person takes it upon himself to exact retribution when someone did him wrong. This, the Torah says, is clearly immoral. When we do that we are playing God. It's the Almighty's job to right wrongs, carry out punitive justice and correct the imbalances in the world. When we are slighted we naturally want to retaliate. We want to make things "even". But that feeling is disconnected from God and spirituality. We need to channel those feelings inward and ask why the event happened in the first place. Is there a lesson I need to learn? Am I leaving myself unprotected? Is there a message from the Almighty concerning my spiritual growth? We need to remind ourselves that God still runs the world. If someone stole $100. from me, the Almighty has many ways of returning me the money, and many ways of taking the profit away from the thief. God doesn't need my help in carrying out His justice. Kabbalistic "karma" has many ways to right a wrong. Which leads us to the second type of "revenge".

The second type is a formal revenge that a court of law carries out. The courts, being human, are incapable of carrying out true divine justice. But they do have a duty to provide society with a system of justice that is fair, promotes harmony in society, and presents criminals with punishments or consequences that help prevent crimes against other citizens so we can live in harmony. Every society tries to develop a justice system that is objective and wise. Non-Torah systems sometimes included the possibility for the criminal who maims to be himself maimed. This, even when carried out by an objective court, the Torah also says is not right, and provides an alternative through monetary compensation. We are instructed NOT to carry out either of these two types of revenge.

Courts of Law

So what does this phrase an eye for an eye mean in the Torah? It is a poetic phrase in the context of court cases and instructions for judges. If a person injures another to the point of causing that person to lose an eye, there is a monetary fine paid. An eye is priceless and can't be replaced, but the court is mandated to issue a fine nonetheless. Some say it also means that the aggressor should feel as if they deserves to have his/her eye taken out, but of course the courts are not going to do that. (On a side note, an interesting commentary by Rabbi Eliahu of Vilna explains that since the word "tachas" literally means "under", you can look at the Hebrew letters that spell "ayin" which are ayin, yud, nun, and pick out the letters underneath which are pey, chaf, samech, - the letters that spell "kesef", the Hebrew word for money.)

One eye is taken for an eye

If your neighbor leaves a severed pig's head on your porch, you will naturally feel like retaliating. As is often the case, human beings seem to be projecting their feelings onto the Torah and finding a phrase that supports their feelings. We would like to carry out revenge or have the court carry out revenge, so we justify it by attaching our feelings to this phrase. In fact, this phrase is so catchy and poetic that books, movies, and popular songs like "Bad Moon Rising" have used it many times. But our feelings are holy and come from a good place, even our negative feelings. We want revenge because we crave justice and expect the world to work in a fair and honest way. Justice is part of Godliness and something our soul clings to strongly. But when this feeling gets confused with personal hurt, we channel it into the wrong direction. Whenever we feel personal hurt, the spiritual challenge is to try to channel it back to God. Seek His advice how to channel those feelings in the right direction through prayer, introspection, and understanding. Of course if we are legally allowed to seek payment for damages we should do so through an objective third party legal system. But ultimately the Almighty runs the world.

In short, the Torah advocates an official system of justice with courts and judgments that preclude personal vengeance, while clearly stating that personal revenge is a transgression. There is no room for doubt in this matter. Please spread the word.

About the Author

Max Weiman teaches spiritality, mysticism, and kabbalah on the web. His new book A Simple Guide to Happiness: From a mystical perspective, is available on amazon.com

This old house has years of memories. by Keith Baxter

We will create new memories while these old memories remain forever. Since we are about to sell this house, I have begun to review past times. We are considering accepting the latest offer we received. The kids had a ball even though they made several spills orange county janitorial cleaning service. Or how many times we replaced an outside window from some ball going through it. Keep old memeories close at hand while developing new ones.

About the Author

Keith Baxter runs http://www.mommymoney.org/. For more information on home based jobs for mothers, please visit her site.

Ramadan the Holy Month of Islam by Jeff Young

Ramadan falls on ninth month of Islamic lunar calender. During this blessed month Muslims around the word abstain from food, drink, and other physical needs in the daylight. Muslims believe its time to purify the soul, focus attention on God and practice self-sacrifice.

Ramadan is the month of re-evaluation in which Muslims re-evaluate their life according to the Islamic guidance. It is the time to strengthen ties with family and friends and to clean up mind body and soul to lead a peaceful life. The Arabic word "Sawm" (Fasting) which literally means "to refrain" - It means not only refraining from food and drink, but from evil actions, thoughts and words.

Ramadan is the time to cleanse up the body and soul from all impurities and re-focus on self and God. During Ramadan every part of the body must be restrained to attain the purity. The tongue should be restrained from unwanted gossip and backbiting. Eyes must not look at unlawful things and hand must not touch or take anything that does not belong to it. Ears must not listen to idle talk and obscene words. In such a way, every part of the body observes the Sawm to attain purity.

Fasting is mandatory on every Muslim and starts everyday in Ramadan at the break of dawn and ends at sunset. The following exemptions are allowed as Allah does not want to put you to difficulties :
1.the insane;
2.Small children who are not adolescent;
3.the elderly and chronically ill for whom fasting is impossible;
4.pregnant women can postpone the fasting at a later time;
5.travelers can also defer their fasting.
6.fasting is also forbidden for women during the period of menstruation and should be made up later.

Tips to make Ramadan a special one :
1. Keep in touch at least once a week with your family, friends or with all your loved ones and share three Ramadan-related things you've done in the last ten days of Ramadan. Also don't forget to send Ramadan e-cards to all your friends and loved ones.
2. Help your friends or family members if they are facing any problem in their life, keep an open heart to others. Don't miss any small opportunities for gaining blessings.
3. Decorate your space with Ramadan balloons, banners and streamers and boost the environment.
4. Choose at least five goals to pursue this Ramadan. Try to curbing all your bad habit and start something good , doing this will help you to change for the better. It takes 21 days to establish a good habit. With Ramadan, we've got 30. Why not make the best of it by picking up the good?
Ramadan is a time for contemplation, spirituality and brotherhood, it unites all Muslims in fasting, feasting, worship and prayer. It. Set the mood of Ramadan and make it a special one.

About the Author

Jeff Young is a freelance writer, who writes about events, relationship, love, friendship and other subjects revolving about what it means to be human. Visit to know more about the Ramadan e-cards.

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